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During this time, he changed his last name from Sanders to Conway. He had small roles in Waterloo Bridge (1940), with only his voice heard, Sky Murder (1940) with Walter Pidgeon , and The Wild Man of Borneo (1941).
When an American-born comic actor first came to Hollywood in the early 1960s, he was forced to change his name because, although he was born as Tom Conway, he could not use his own name due to the already-established character actor Tom Conway.
- September 15, 1904
- April 22, 1967
To prevent confusion on the part of the public, they tossed a coin to see who would have to change his name. Tom lost, thereby becoming Tom Conway. Conway began work at MGM, eventually appearing as a contract player in twelve films there, including a bit part in Mrs. Miniver (1942).
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- St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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- Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
When an American-born comic actor first came to Hollywood in the early 1960s, he was forced to change his name because, although he was born as Tom Conway, he could not use his own name due to the already-established character actor Tom Conway.
- 63 years old
- Thomas Charles Sanders
- actor,soundtrack
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May 15, 2019 · A never-before-seen interview has revealed that Tim Conway once changed his name to accommodate his acting career. The interview was left on the cutting room floor of the documentary “Wait for Your Laugh.”
In late 1952 Tom flew to London to make Blood Orange and Park Plaza 605 - he told the press in the US before he left, not to refer to him as George Sanders brother because he did not want to...
Upon arriving in Hollywood in 1940, Conway was taken under the wing of brother George, who helped him find film work. When George quit the Falcon "B"-picture series at RKO in 1941, he recommended Tom as his replacement; the transition was cleverly handled in The Falcon's Brother (1942), with Tom taking over after George had been "killed."
